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Drospirenone
Pronounced dro-SPY-re-none
Brand names: Yaz, Yasmin (with ethinyl estradiol), Slynd
Type: Progestin contraceptive component · All Women's Health Medicines
What Drospirenone is used for
- Birth control (in combined pills and a progestin-only pill)
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder and acne (specific combined products)
◆ Kidney note
Because it can raise potassium, kidney function and interacting medicines are reviewed before combined pills containing it are used.
Common side effects
- Breast tenderness
- Headache
- Irregular bleeding
- Nausea
Important cautions
- Combined pills containing it carry the standard estrogen blood-clot warning
- It acts partly like the water pill spironolactone, so potassium can rise — caution with kidney disease and potassium-raising medicines
How it comes
Tablets (mostly combination products). This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.